[adding autoconf] On 06/26/2012 12:26 PM, Bruno Haible wrote: > Eric Blake wrote: >> * build-aux/elisp-comp: Delete. > > What about modules/elisp-comp?
That module has only had one edit: it's introduction in 2006: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2006-08/msg00248.html with a claim that autoconf needs it. But autoconf uses automake, and can get the file from automake, if it really needs it. For that matter, WHY does autoconf need it? Looking at 'git grep -l elisp-comp', I see: .gitattributes .gitignore ChangeLog.3 cfg.mk which means the ONLY mention of elisp-comp is historical or version-control, other than the cfg.mk listing that syncs the file. It appears that autoconf itself does not either use or advertise the existence of elisp-comp, so I will be fixing autoconf to delete the syncing of the file. On the unlikely chance that someone was relying on autoconf (rather than automake) as their upstream source for elisp-comp, I will also include a NEWS entry as part of that effort. For gnulib, I therefore think it is appropriate to completely delete modules/elisp-comp, unless someone speaks up with some evidence of a package that is actively relying on the module. Again, a NEWS entry pointing to automake would be appropriate. I'll respin the gnulib patch accordingly. > >> * build-aux/ylwrap: Likewise. > > OK. Many packages (gettext-runtime/intl, parse-datetime, ...) rely directly > on bison. Only packages which support old yacc need this wrapper script, and > they typically use Automake. And not mentioned in my proposed commit message, but I specifically kept mdate-sh as one of the mirrored files, even though Stefano originally suggested that it might be automake-centric; that particular script is small enough to be useful in a standalone context. -- Eric Blake ebl...@redhat.com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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